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This is the dramatic moment, caught on CCTV, that an ambulance in East Bristol, racing to an emergency call, collides with a van at a busy junction, but incredibly no one was hurt

In the clip passing pedestrians can be seen directing traffic in an attempt to keep the roads flowing. But vehicles soon back up for hundreds of feet.

Another ambulance was the first on the scene, then the fire brigade arrived and soon after a police car.

It took about 90 minutes for the junction to be cleared, causing delays in the area.

Luckily, no one was seriously hurt.

It took about 90 minutes and three emergency vehicles to clear the junction, causing delays

No one was hurt but the ambulance was unable to attend a patient who was suffering a seizure

'The emergency services did a really good job in getting the junction clear again,' said Richard McKenzie, 39, who works at television and audio outfitters The Aerial Man, a business that looks on to the junction.

McKenzie, from East Bristol, heard the crash from inside the shop and rushed out to see what had happened.

'I was in the kitchen at the back of the shop. I heard blaring sirens and then a couple of second later an almighty crash.

'I went out on to the street and there was a van sticking out the side of an ambulance. The whole front end was gone.'

Later, McKenzie checked the CCTV of the shop. He realised it had captured the crash in second-by-second detail.